Ron - I agree with all your thoughts. I'd like to add a kicker that could help Apple & HP with this.
Have the HP Apple Workstations come pre-loaded with the latest ProApps. FCPX, Motion and Compressor. Everyone of them. Regardless of if the end user is going to run Adobe or Avid on it.
As we all know, if you give an editor a tool, he will use it. Or at least check it out and play with it. The HP workstation becomes a Trojan horse for the ProApps.
Love this thread!!!
Gary
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